Welcome to Rolling Meadows Elementary School We are the Wolves ! “The Power of the Pack”

Attendance *Every lesson is important! *Please make every effort to have your child at school and on time. If your child is not in the classroom at 7:30 am, the child is tardy. *Try to schedule doctor appointments after 2:30pm. Make Up Work Your child is responsible for obtaining and completing make up work in a satisfactory manner. It is best to discuss any missing assignments at the beginning of the class period. Your child will have 1 day for each day they were absent to complete missed work.

Daily Schedule 4th Grade Schedule :00-7:20 Reviewing skills, practicing facts and spelling words 7:20-7:35 Unpacking/Turning in Homework 7:35-8:05 RTI Block (campus wide) 8:05-9:05 Reading/Writing 9:05-10:05 Writing/Reading 10:05-10:50 Specials 10:50-11:20 Lunch 11:20- 11:40Recess 11:40-1:15Math 1:15-2:15 M/W Social Studies T/R Science

Dress code Tops: Polo-style shirts (any color – solid/stripes/design). T-shirts with college or school spirit logo. Must be tucked in at all times unless the shirt hem is square and no longer than six inches below the waistline. Bottoms: Pants, slacks, jeans, capris, skirts, skorts, dresses, and walking shorts must be either tan, brown, black, khaki, blue or gray. (Capri pants: pants that start at the waistline with length extending to or between the calf and ankle) Pants must fit at the waist and be properly hemmed or cuffed at or below the ankle, but not dragging the ground (“slicing” or “ragging” not allowed). Walking shorts, skirts, dresses and skorts must be knee length or longer.

Agendas and Pride Folders Agenda *students write down their homework *daily communication tool between teacher and parent *requires a daily signature from the parent/guardian Pride Folder *behavior folder *sent home on Fridays for review & parent signature *return to school on Monday *if an offense or incident is recorded in your student’s pride folder, please initial within that box and return the following day.

Take Home/Homework Folder Each student has a “Take Home/ Homework” folder that is sent home daily. This folder contains any homework the student may have, as well as important papers and notices. Please check this folder daily to keep yourself up-to-date as to what is going on at school.

Homework Please make sure your child is completing their homework nightly. Students are held responsible for completing missed homework and turning it in. It is critical that assignments be turned in on time. Enormous educational value is lost when assignments are not promptly turned in. Special allowances will be made by the teacher on a case-by-case basis for any unforeseen circumstance.

Grading Policy Daily Work - 40% Quizzes/Tests/Projects - 50% Homework - 10% If a child has not turned in an assignment, an “M” will be entered in the computer for that assignment. An “M” will result in a zero for that assignment until it is turned in. Late work will be accepted based on the teacher’s discretion, and points will be deducted from the assignment. Students will be given the opportunity to retake any tests they may have failed with the exception of spelling.

STAAR Testing STAAR Tests for Fourth Grade include: *Writing March 30 & 31 *MathApril 21 *ReadingApril 22 More information about STAAR will be given as we get closer to the testing times.

STAAR Math TEKS have changed. Rigor and expectations are more demanding of students. We need YOU on our team! Your support will be vital for your student’s success.

STAAR Richardson ISD

STAAR Examples: Math STAAR question from 2014 test: There are 990 football players on high school teams in a city. Each team has the same number of players. Which group of teams could NOT describe the teams football players in this city? F. 45 teams with 22 players on each team G. 27 teams with 70 players on each team H. 33 teams with 30 players on each team J. 18 teams with 55 players on each team

STAAR Examples: Math STAAR 2014 test released question: Zenobia put 3 large pictures and 4 small pictures on each page of a photo album. What is the total number of large pictures and small pictures on 9 pages of the album?

STAAR Examples: Isabel has 745 strawberries. She separated the strawberries into 5 equal groups. How many strawberries are in 2 of the groups? F. 202, because 745 ÷ 5=101 and 101 x 2 = 202 G 282, because 745 ÷ 5=141 and 141 x 2 = 282 H. 298, because 745 ÷ 5=149 and 149 x 2 = 298 J. 290, because 745 ÷ 5=145 and 145 x 2 = 290

Issues of Concern Please bring your concerns about your child to their teacher first. We check our throughout the day and will respond ASAP. “We are here to help each student be successful. We can’t fix a problem if we don’t know about it. Communication and teamwork are essential.”

Conferences Conference time: * Monday-Friday 10:05-10:50 *We can also make arrangements to meet before or after school, if needed. Please feel free to contact us to schedule a conference…